To enhance the air connectivity from Jammu and Kashmir to UAE and other countries, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday made a big announcement and said efforts are being made to operate international flights from Srinagar to Sharjah so that international passengers can directly travel to Jammu & Kashmir.
“We will try to operate international flights from Srinagar to Sharjah so that international passengers can directly travel to Jammu & Kashmir,” Jyotiraditya Scindia said in Srinagar.
According to him, international flight operations are likely to resume at the Srinagar airport soon. He went on to say that the terminal at the Srinagar airport will be expanded from 25,000 square metre to 63,000 square metre.
Giving further details of the plan, the Civil Aviation Minister said there will be an investment of Rs 1,500 crore at the Srinagar airport, while Rs 600 crore will be spent on the Jammu airport.
